Attestation of Power of Attorney

1. Legalization/Attestation of Power of Attorney : For legalization/attestation of any documents such as power of attorney or any documents of similar nature, the signatory (ies)/executant(s) is (are) required to appear before the Consular Officer at Bangladesh Consulate General in New York along with their Bangladesh Machine Rreadable Pssport. The following procedure has to be followed:

b. Applicable Fees (per document) is US$44.00 for normal delivery next working day and US$82.50 for urgent delivery on same working day between 3.30 to 5.00 PM. Fees should be paid in the form of money order/bank draft/certified cheque only drawn in favour of Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York and write purchaser's name and address. Please note that personal cheque (s) or cash are not accepted. All fees are non-refundable even if you decide to withdraw your application;

c. Submit the original copy of the document after notzrization by a notary purlic alongwith photocopy of the document;

d. Submit 2 (two) Passport Size photographs of executant and attorney (both) with name printed on the back; and

2. Certification : For certification, the applicant must appear in person before the Consular Officerwith original copies of supporting documents and submit copies of the same with application form.

Please Note:

For Power of Attorney executant or Signatory have to appear in person before the consular officer for thumb impression & signature in photographs. If the signatory/executant is unable to produce his/her Machine Readable Bangladesh passport of original copy of the Dual Nationality Certificate or National ID the following procedure has to be followed with regard to the submission of the document.

Notarization by a Notary Public;

Authentication of commission of the Notary Public by the City/County Clerk;

Authentication of the City/County Clerk by the Office of the Secretary of the State in which the document has been notarized;

Authentication by the Department of State of the US Government.

After obtaining such authentication, the document may be submitted along with a photocopy, for attestation/legalization. The application must include filled in application form and fees as mentioned at Para 1(b). The original document will be returned while the photocopy will be retained by the Consulate General.

3. Attestation of Documents:

The Consulate General attests documents which have prior authentication by concerned authorities.

Bangladesh cocuments: For attestation, any document originating in Bangladesh (like marriage certificate, birth certificate, police clearance, etc.) must contain the attestation of the Consular Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

US documents: likewise, any document originating in the USA (certificate of incorporation, tax return, etc) must have the authentication by the US Department of States. For such authentication, please visit the website of the US Department of State.

Education Certificate : Any educational certificate by a Board or University in Bangldesh, must have prior authentication by the respective Board or the University as well as that of the Consular Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affair, Dhaka.

4. Incse the document has to be returned by mail, the applicat should provide a self-addressed postage-paid return envelope preferable through USPS (certified/express or priority mail with signature confirmation) or through FedEx/UPS/DHL. The Consulate General does no take any responsibility if any document lost through postal mail or any other mail.

All consular documents should be picked up within 60 days from the date of delivery. The Consulate General does not take any responsibility for any document, if delivery is not taken within the stipulated time.